A kajibanten [fireman's jacket] | Edo period, 19th century

The Property of a European Collector

A kajibanten [fireman's jacket] 

Edo period, 19^th century 

the dark blue linen kanjibaten comprising surcoat with black silk edging with gold brocade detailing, encircled plum blossom in raw silk and card, the pale blue lining to the interior printed with split woven bamboo fencing design

92.5 cm., 36½ in. long